Matt Stafford is the suckiest suck to ever suck

[The Ken]

you know this thread will be killed in a few, just saying.

and I was beyond wrong myself, which was probably a first.

[froot loops]

I know you don't like any shade thrown on your beloved Matthew Stafford but as Lang said in interview Leadership is not his strength
Since you brought up Rudy, how do you explain what happen to the Lions in the playoff win year.
Emotion carried that team until the very end.
Emotion and a will to win definitely has input in winning and losing.
Also fruity you purposely mix up the point I try to make with Stafford and leadership.
you know what I'm saying but you want to make into something completely different.

It seems like he led the Rams pretty good so far.

[THE STEE]

Enjoy hoisting the Lombardi Matt, you earned it

[dpatnod]

And, DWT.... you ignorant slut.......

[froot loops]

True. Forgot about that. Still, they have no cap space, a top heavy roster, and limited draft picks.

Plus, they now have Stafford. LOL.

It’s going to be fun to watch them crash and burn.

This aged horribly

[froot loops]

“That’s the thing. I think the Rams are overplaying their hand. That team is ready to crumble in my opinion.”

Agreed. The NFL is crazy in terms of year to year team status. It doesn’t make much for a team to fall apart. It takes A LOT for everything to go right.

That time is a Jenga piece away from crashing.

The Jenga tower is still standing

[dpatnod]

No - Because some people, well one person, believes that our QB is so incapable of winning games against top teams that no matter what you do with the rest of the team - he'll hold them back.

Yep.

[froot loops]

THIS is why I have an (irrational I know) dis-like with throwing around the "tough" moniker.

Tedy Bruschi: Matthew Stafford “not tough enough” to play for the Patriots

Posted by Mike Florio on February 4, 2021, 11:34 AM EST

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Quarterback Matthew Stafford reportedly didn’t want to play for the Patriots. Patriots legend Tedy Bruschi suggests the feeling is mutual.

“He’s not tough enough to play here,” Bruschi said Wednesday on WEEI, via Radio.com. “He’s just not tough enough. I don’t think he’s tough enough to be coached hard. Do you realize the mental toughness that Tom Brady had to have for 20 years to deal with Bill Belichick and that type of coaching? I mean, constant pressure every single day. Does Stafford sort of grab you as a guy who could handle that? I just don’t think so.”

Then came the hammer: “He went to Sean McVay and his little best-friend relationship and go have fun over there. That’s fine.”

It seems a little harsh, and a little bitter. And a little petty. It’s hard not to wonder whether Bruschi’s assessment is influenced by feedback he has received from past and current Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia, who served as Stafford’s head coach — and presumably coached Stafford hard — for more than two years in Detroit.

Any NFL starting quarterback that competes against NFL-caliber defenses has significant mental toughness. Stafford constantly played through injuries. Stafford played for perpetually bad teams. Stafford played with a revolving door of coaches and a perpetual cloud of dysfunction hovering over the franchise.

Could Stafford handle playing for the Patriots? Sure. But that doesn’t mean he should want to. He wanted to play somewhere else. That doesn’t mean he’s not “tough enough” to play in New England.

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"Tough" is thrown around for excuses and false narratives.

Maybe not tough enough for the Patriots but he is playing for a better team than the Patriots.

[chemiclord]

Listen, once the Haters' Club gets back from their camping trip, maybe they'll eat their crow. Keep the grill warm, and I'll find some Bat Boy Bitter for them to wash it down with.

[edindetroit]

Listen, once the Haters' Club gets back from their camping trip, maybe they'll eat their crow. Keep the grill warm, and I'll find some Bat Boy Bitter for them to wash it down with.

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[HenryTheDeuce]

The Lions wasted 12 years of a future HOF QB.

Happy for Matt.

Lot of ex Lions players in playoffs. They just can't seem to play well while in Detroit. Weird curse...

[JGSpartan]

They did play good in Detroit though. It's not like this team hasn't had good players playing well. They are just almost always terrible in a few spots. Teams will just attack your weaknesses all day. Or plan to stop your strengths.

The Lions only had an above average ypc rushing attack once in Staffords career. in 2011, He threw for 5k and 41td's. A top 10 defense only once. They made the playoffs that year and had a very good chance to win that game. We all remember what happened in Dallas and it really wasn't Stafford that cost them that game.

First year in LA and He still doesn't have much run game to work with. Probably better than he had here though in playoff years. He's got a top 10 defense again though for only the second time in his career and unsurprisingly given more opportunities at playoff games with an actual solid team he's now won some.

Good players will always look better on good teams. They don't have as many guys next to them failing miserably and negating the plays they make and limiting their opportunities.

[chemiclord]

Maybe not tough enough for the Patriots but he is playing for a better team than the Patriots.

Stafford heard those comments from Bruschi and thought, "Why would I want to replace Tom Brady when I can steal his soul instead?"

[edindetroit]

First year in LA and He still doesn't have much run game to work with.

That's because they lost their #1 running back in preseason.

[chemiclord]

And, DWT.... you ignorant slut.......

I do ask, good sir, that you not bismirch sluts with this vile, poisonous slander.